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Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky (Russian: Константин Константинович (Ксаверьевич) Рокоссовский; Polish: Konstanty Rokossowski; 21 December 1896 – 3 August 1968) was a Soviet and Polish officer who became a Marshal of the Soviet Union, a Marshal of Poland, and served as Poland's Defence ...
Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky (born December 21 [December 9, Old Style], 1896, Velikiye Luki, Russia—died August 3, 1968, Moscow) was a Soviet military commander noted for his role in the Battle of Stalingrad (1942–43).
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Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky contradicted Soviet Premier Josef Stalin and survived. Now, this same man stood firm a third time, murmuring quietly, “Two breakthroughs, Comrade Stalin, two breakthroughs.”
This was how the talented Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov spoke of the no less talented Marshal Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky, one of the main architects of the USSR’s victory over Nazy...
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Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky. (1896—1968) Quick Reference. (1896–1968) Polish-born Soviet field-marshal. Rokossovsky enlisted in the Tsarist army and joined the Red Army in 1919.
May 17, 2022 · Russia during the first half of the 20th century was both massive and constantly engaged in military conflict. One man who made a name for himself during the fighting was Konstantin Rokossovsky, who by the end of his military career was made the marshal of two different country’s armies.
